The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-16

men who gazed on with stolid looks. In
the alley stood patrol wagon with horses
all ready to 60, showing that the officers
were on the alert. The carrisges reached
the Wisconsin Central depot possibly
twenty minntes ahead of the marchers of
the procession, who went east on Lake
street south of Fifth avenue and past the
Of August Spies and Ar. Parsons when they
wrote blood-thirsty editorials for theirre-
spectiye papers, the Arbeiter Zeitung and
the Alarm. As the first ranks
Of the Aurora Turn Verein passed
the building some one of its members
raised in the air small United States hsg
and waved il over his head. This was the
signal for cheer from the loyal spectators
on the sidewalk. In half an hour more
Marshal Hepp halted the procession at the
Wisconsin Central depot, and the cot6Bs
of the four men who had paid the penalty
of murder on the gallows and that Of Louis
Lingg. the bomb maker and suicide, were
borne on the shoulders of the pail bearers
through a eide entrance to the depot and
deposited in q combination baggage and
smoking car, to which was attached an en-
gine ready to start for Waldheim Gene
terY.
SCENES AT THE DEPOT.
The Wisconsin Central depot is situated
on what is known in Chicago as the
'levee." The Inhabitants are of the poor
est and least reputable class. The houses
are of the poorest description. and long
before the funeral procession reached the
depot The tops of the structures were
covered with sightseers, and out OF
every window peeped dozens OF eyes. An
unusually strong Gordon of police guarded
all the approaches and kept the tbrong
back on the side streets and in the alleys.
Inside the depot were three thousand peo-
pie pushing and jolting each other in
mad rush TO gain seats il the train. Every
little while whirl of excitement would
be raised by the rush OF detectives after
pickpocket, of which there were many In
the crowd. On the main track stood this
first train which was to leave for the
cemetery. There were fifteen coaches. On
a side track to the left was the baggage
car for the carrying of the bodies, and the
engine, which was to draw the train. 1t
did not require very many minutes after
the procession arrived for all the coaches
to be filed TO overfowing. So dense was
the crowd in the depot and far out into
the yards that it was almost impossible
for one to force passage. Then the engine
and funeral car pulled slowly up the side
track on to the main track and were
quickly attached to the other coaches. In
the first passenger coach were the mourn
ers. In this were Captain Black, Nina
Van Zandt, Mrs. Spies, August's mother;
Gretchen, bis sister, and Ferdinand and
Chris, the two brothers. Then there was
the dusky Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Engel
and children, and Mrs. Fischer and her
two babies. No outsiders were allowed to
intIude on the privacy of the mournerz.
The next coach was chartered by the
Aurora Turn Verein. In it by courtesy
seats were given 10 Mrs. Capt. Black and
her adopted boy; Mrs. Schwab and Mrs.
Fielden, whose husbands are in the peni-
tentiary, Mrs. Mary Homes, few other
female friends and the Associated Press
representatives. The rest OF the cars were
filed with the miscellaneous throng who
filed every seat and so completely choked
up the aisles that 1t was impossible to
move about. Three other trains were made
up, and yet all who would have liked to
have gone to the cemetery could not be &C.
commodated. In all, forty coach loads
were taken out.